Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

By Ziemer, Paul L., Ph. D.

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Title:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Author:	Ziemer, Paul L., Ph. D.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago L. Ziemer, Ph. D, B. P. (n.d.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
The first meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH) was convened by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Washington, D.C., on January 22-23,2002. All the members were in attendance, as were representatives of several federal agencies and interested members of the public. Welcomes were extended to the members by the Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); the Acting Director of NIOSH, which is an agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); and, the Director of the Office of Workers' Compensation Program (OWCP), Department of Labor (DOL).

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary of the First Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Minutes of the First Meeting JANUARY 22. 2002 Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 FACAOrientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Opening Comments/Welcome to the Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 OGCBriefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Board Responsibilities/Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Probability of Causation Rule 42 CFR Part 8 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 GeneralBackground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ScientificITechnical basis for POC Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 IREP Review and Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Special Issues in Running IREP in EEOICPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Dose Reconstruction Rule 42 CFR Part 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 GeneralBackground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 6 PublicComment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 JANUARY 23. 2002 Administrative Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Boardworkschedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Adoption of Committee Operational Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2 Working Session on POC Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3 PublicComment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 8 Discussion of Committee Membership Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 ABRWX Responses to the Rules' Three Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1 Technical Guidelines for Dose Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2 PublicCornment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.6